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Growing up and going out: Beyond the cradle (op-ed)

Rick Tumlinson published 23 January 25

Humanity is reaching the threshold of adulthood. It is time to grow up and go out — beyond the cradle and into the cosmos.

Game box art for the video game 'Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles.' Top center is the title 'Star Wars Episode 1 Jedi Power Battles.' Two brown-robed male Jedis are fighting off an army of attacking droids. Each is wielding a lightsaber.

'Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles' continues to be the most fascinating 'The Phantom Menace' tie-in video game

Fran Ruiz published 23 January 25

Despite the tepid reception back in 2000, the Jedi Power Battles remaster is a fun return to simpler times when Star Wars video games were allowed to be weird.

Trump orders interim NASA chief to end DEI initiatives

Josh Dinner published 23 January 25

NASA employees received a memo from acting agency administrator Janet Petro, Wednesday, mandating the closure of all diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives and contracts.

graphic illustration of an astronaut walking on the surface of Mars.

How long does it take to get to Mars?

Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 23 January 25

Reference We explore how long it takes to get to Mars and the factors that affect a journey to the Red Planet.

two bright stars, one white and one red, seen ins pace in a cloud of dust. many other smaller, fainter stars can be seen in the background

A young star may soon disappear: Inside the great dimming of T Tauri

Keith Cooper published 23 January 25

The young protostar T Tauri is about to be eclipsed by a huge disk of gas and dust that could prompt the star to fade or even disappear.

A panoramic view of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, located 2.5 million light-years away, requiring over 600 Hubble overlapping snapshots to stitch together. This mosaic captures the glow of 200 million stars - a fraction of Andromeda’s population - spread across about 2.5 billion pixels.

Hubble Space Telescope reveals richest view of Andromeda galaxy to date (image)

Sharmila Kuthunur published 23 January 25

The most detailed panorama of the entire Andromeda galaxy is packed with science that could revolutionize our understanding of how spiral galaxies across the universe form and evolve.

northern lights above Higgins Lake, Michigan appear as vibrant ribbons of green and purple light above the water. — Aurora alert: Incoming solar storm could spark northern lights in upper Midwest skies this week Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions from Jan. 24 through to Jan. 25. Northern lights might be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states.

A panoramic view of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, located 2.5 million light-years away, requiring over 600 Hubble overlapping snapshots to stitch together. This mosaic captures the glow of 200 million stars - a fraction of Andromeda’s population - spread across about 2.5 billion pixels. — Hubble Space Telescope reveals richest view of Andromeda galaxy to date (image) "It's like photographing a beach and resolving individual grains of sand."

a blurry grey dot zooms across a background of blurry stars — Strange 'quasi-moon' of Earth gets named Cardea, after goddess of door hinges "This whole thing happened because of an extra credit assignment for my astronomy class at UGA."

a cloud of grey dust on a home's walkway — Watch (and hear!) a meteorite impact on doorbell camera video in a world 1st The audio and video was captured last July on Prince Edward Island, off the coast of Canada.

A woman and man stood next to each other, dressed in black covert ops attire and holding hands, with each person pointing a gun with their free hand. — 'Star Trek: Section 31' review: It isn't classic 'Trek', but the Paramount+ exclusive offers some flashy fun Clip on your black badge and blast into this first-ever 'Star Trek' streaming movie on Paramount+.

The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on the deck of a drone ship shortly after launching 27 Starlink satellites from California on Jan. 21, 2025. — 400 rocket landings! SpaceX notches reuse milestone SpaceX's Jan. 21 Starlink launch from California was a historic one.

blurry white lines converge on a single point in the distance against a background of stars — Beam me to the stars: Scientists propose wild new interstellar travel tech "Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for a boost, just don't have the ability to scale to useful interstellar speeds."

Tech

a black-and-white rocket launches at night above a bright plume of fire

Rocket Lab selected to launch more hypersonic test vehicles for US military

By Julian Dossett published 21 January 25

The new 5-year contract that focuses on hypersonic technology is worth $1.45 billion.

The DJI Flip drone, in white with four propellers is mid flight with clear blue skies behind it and one small grey cloud just below it.

DJI Flip drone review

By James Abbott published 14 January 25

The DJI Flip is a sub-250 g drone with multiple control options and the ability to capture 4K 60 FPS video and 12MP/48MP photos.

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Spaceflight

A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying five satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on January 20, 2025 in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. The rocket blasted off at 6:11 p.m. on January 20, successfully sending a group of satellites including the Yunyao-1 37-40 and JTX-A-05 models into their planned orbits.

Chinese commercial Ceres-1 rocket launches 5 weather satellites to orbit (video)

By Andrew Jones published 22 January 25

Chinese company Galactic Energy launched five satellites atop a Ceres-1 four-stage rocket on Jan. 20, 2025.

Private Spaceflight

A Shenzhou 19 astronaut works outside the Tiangong space station during a spacewalk on Jan. 20, 2025.

Chinese astronauts install debris shields on Tiangong space station during 8.5-hour spacewalk (video)

By Andrew Jones published 22 January 25

Two Chinese astronauts completed an 8.5-hour spacewalk on Jan. 20, a sojourn that installed debris shielding outside the Tiangong space station.

Human Spaceflight

Science & Astronomy

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Trillions of comets discovered orbiting alien planet systems (image)

By Keith Cooper published 23 January 25

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, astronomers have discovered icy exocomet belts circling 74 different alien planetary systems.

An illustration shows a supermassive black hole beginning to blast out a jet of matter at around 33% the speed of light (inset) Radio images of 1ES 1927+654 reveal emerging structures that appear to be jets of plasma erupting from both sides of the galaxy’s central black hole following a strong radio flare.

Astronomers watch monster black hole spit out a light-year-long jet

By Robert Lea published 23 January 25

Astronomers have witnessed a monster supermassive black hole erupting with a light-year-long jet traveling at one-third the speed of light.

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25 biggest space conspiracy theories: Debunked

By Ailsa Harvey published 17 January 25

Here we debunk some of the most common and enduring space conspiracies.

Search for Life

An artist's concept of NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory in space.

NASA wants a 'Super-Hubble' space telescope to search for life on alien worlds

By Tariq Malik published 16 January 25

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is a flagship NASA telescope that could answer the ultimate question.

Search for Life

What if life on Venus is just life from Earth?

By Monisha Ravisetti published 16 January 25

Scientists think it's possible that life cells from Earth could've been transferred to Venus, thanks to asteroid impacts over the last few billion years.

Search for Life

Skywatching

Solar eclipse 2025: Live updates

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 23 January 25

The next solar eclipse will be on March 29, 2025.

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10 best camera gifts for astrophotography and videography 2025

By Naaza Zimba published 23 January 25

Buying Guide New camera gear for the holidays? It'll likely you'll need some accessories to go with it if you're going to shoot astro, here are the 10 best camera gifts we'd recommend.

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 23 January 25

The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Aurora Borealis

Entertainment

Lunar Google Doodle celebrates January's third quarter moon with interactive card game

By Samantha Mathewson last updated 23 January 25

Google's latest Doodle celebrates January's last quarter moon with a fun interactive card game.

Mickey 17

New 'Mickey 17' trailer gives us a deeper look at Robert Pattinson's upcoming sci-fi dark comedy romp

By Fran Ruiz published 23 January 25

Ahead of its early March release in theaters, Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17 has received a second trailer full of action, intrigue, and comedic beats.

Space Movies & Shows

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Marvel's flagship 'Star Wars' comic series relaunching into the New Republic era in May

By Fran Ruiz published 22 January 25

After the Battle of Jakku miniseries released in 2024, the main Star Wars comic book series from Marvel is fully embracing the New Republic era.

References

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 23 January 25

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

Graphic illustration with 'space calendar' in large blue neon letters and 2023 below it in smaller white letters. Below the title are four neon images depicting a meteor or comet, a telescope, a rocket launch and an astronaut's helmet. There is a starry background to the entire image.

Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!

By Space.com last updated 22 January 25

Reference Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2024 with our space calendar.

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Best locations for astrophotography and skywatching 2025

By Tantse Walter last updated 22 January 25

Highlights of the best locations for astrophotography and skywatching worldwide including practical information to make your stargazing trip a success.

Astrophotography

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